Growth by spending type

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Each against its own FY2009 cost: insurance and retirement grew 83%, paras 89%, teachers 39%, all 54%.

Change in share of all school spending

	Value
Insurance, retirement, other	2.8%
Paras, therapists, substitutes	1.9%
Buses	1.0%
Guidance and testing	0.7%
Out-of-district tuition	0.5%
Sports and student activities	0.3%
Nurses and health	0.1%
Central administration	0.0%
Books, supplies, technology	0.0%
Out-of-district transport	-0.2%
Professional development	-0.5%
Food service	-0.6%
Principals and curriculum leads	-1.1%
Buildings and upkeep	-1.3%
Teachers	-3.7%

FY2009 to FY2025, DESE, all funds. Insurance went from 15.2% of all school spending to 18.1%: a bar of 2.8%.

1 · The facts

+54.4%
all school spending: $19,446,453 to $30,031,242
+6.1%
all school spending after inflation, FY2009 to FY2025
+39.4%
teachers: $7,330,524 to $10,218,273
+83.2%
insurance and retirement: $2,963,123 to $5,426,967
+95.7%
active staff insurance: $1,886,354 to $3,691,212
+88.7%
paras, therapists, substitutes: $1,671,775 to $3,154,094
+91.5%
guidance and testing: $555,064 to $1,062,827
-49.8%
professional development: $149,451 to $74,960
-3.7%
change in teachers’ share of all spending
+2.8%
change in insurance’s share of all spending
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2 · What it shows

1
Teachers added $2,887,749, the most of any type, yet grew 39%; all spending grew 54%.
2
Insurance and retirement grew 83%, from $2,963,123 a year to $5,426,967.
3
Paras, therapists and substitutes grew 89% and guidance 91%; training fell 50%.
4
Teachers fell from 37.7% of all school spending to 34.0%; insurance rose from 15.2% to 18.1%.

School spending by type

	FY2009	FY2025	Growth on itself	Share FY2009	Share FY2025
Insurance, retirement, other (BENE)	$2,963,123	$5,426,967	+83%	15.2%	18.1%
Paras, therapists, substitutes (TSER)	$1,671,775	$3,154,094	+89%	8.6%	10.5%
Buses (3300)	$603,080	$1,234,726	+105%	3.1%	4.1%
Guidance and testing (GUID)	$555,064	$1,062,827	+91%	2.9%	3.5%
Out-of-district tuition (TUIT)	$1,195,636	$1,997,369	+67%	6.1%	6.7%
Sports and student activities (3510/3520)	$398,866	$700,379	+76%	2.1%	2.3%
Nurses and health (3200)	$183,872	$305,723	+66%	0.9%	1.0%
Central administration (ADMN)	$582,021	$911,996	+57%	3.0%	3.0%
Books, supplies, technology (MATL)	$221,480	$353,794	+60%	1.1%	1.2%
Out-of-district transport (ODTR)	$123,203	$130,686	+6%	0.6%	0.4%
Professional development (PDEV)	$149,451	$74,960	-50%	0.8%	0.2%
Food service (3400)	$602,672	$753,028	+25%	3.1%	2.5%
Principals and curriculum leads (LDRS)	$1,339,597	$1,740,057	+30%	6.9%	5.8%
Buildings and upkeep (OPMN)	$1,526,089	$1,966,363	+29%	7.8%	6.5%
Teachers (TCHR)	$7,330,524	$10,218,273	+39%	37.7%	34.0%
Total	$19,446,453	$30,031,242	+54%	100.0%	100.0%

DESE’s figures as printed, general fund plus grants and revolving funds. A share is of all school spending that year.

1 · The facts

2 · What it shows

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